Webtask used to provide directions within Slack using the Google Directions API.

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Install on your Slack team

Generate a Google Direction API Key

After you have installed Slash Webtasks on your Slack team, you can create the directions webtask by typing the following as a Slack message within any Slack channel:

/wt make directions

Once the Webtask has been successfully created click the "Edit it in Webtask Editor" link within the Slack message. Within the editor copy and paste the contents of the webtask-slash-google-directions.js file. Next save the Webtask using the save button near the top right of the editor (CTRL+s).

In order to successfully authenticate with the directions API a Google Directions API Key is needed. Once you have created a key it needs to be added using the Webtask editor.

To do this you can click the wrench icon near the upper left hand corner of the editor and selecting Secrets. Once the secrets UI is displayed click add secret and add the following key/value:

Secret Key: 'GOOGLE_API_KEY'
Secret Value: '${YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY}'

Hit the save button (CTRL+s) for good measure and you Webtask setup is complete.

Make sure you are within Slack and you have the webtask Slack add on installed on your Slack channel then type the following command within the Slack message input:

/wt directions <origin> to <destination>

If you followed the setup correctly this Webtask should respond with a list of directions.

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